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ArticlePrimary health care research & development2022

How persons with systemic mastocytosis describe the time between symptom onset and receiving diagnosis.

Kerstin Hamberg Levedahl, Annika Nilsson, Birgitta Johansson, Mariann Hedström

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Article in Primary health care research & development, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kerstin Hamberg LevedahlDepartment of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-2856-0224
Annika NilssonDepartment of Caring Sciences, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1969-0163
Birgitta JohanssonDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6226-6849
Mariann HedströmDepartment of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6296-0160
Uppsala University · SEUniversity of Gävle · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of the study was to explore how persons with systemic mastocytosis (SM) described the time between the onset of symptoms and signs and getting the diagnosis.

backgroundSM is a rare disease caused by the accumulation of clonal mast cells with abnormal function. The symptoms and signs of the disease are varied, often diffuse and affect individuals differently. Due to this complexity, a multi-disciplinary diagnostic approach is required, in which general practitioners play an important part in identifying and referring patients relevant for such investigations.

methodsSixteen persons with SM were interviewed about their experiences of the time before the diagnosis was received. Systematic text condensation was used in the analysis process.

findingsThe time between symptom and signs onset and diagnosis was perceived as difficult. SM often had a complex and unpredictable effect on a person's daily life, long before diagnosis. In the analysis, three themes were found.

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Mastocytosis, SystemicHumansMast CellsSurveys and Questionnairesdiagnosis delayqualitativerare diseasesystematic text condensationsystemic mastocytosis

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PMID36069067
PMCPMC9472238
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